2001 Silverado Blend Door Actuator Repair

But try pulling fuse first for hvac sometimes it resets the actuators.

2001 silverado blend door actuator repair. If the plastic gear breaks this might affect the blend door. Check out the diagrams below. I have a 2001 chevy tahoe where the defrost selector in the dash doesn t work it only blows how air out the front vents. Well after 5 years of my silverado not ever putting out any heat being told by a sleazy service manager that it s normal as it s a v6 so not warranty.

Remove the mode actuator mounting screws from the hvac module. I have now gotten heat broiling glorious blistering lava. First the electric motor can burn out rendering the unit non responsive so nothing changes when the temperature or. As mentioned earlier a blend door actuator is linked to the air control door it rotates side by side with the electronic motor.

Move the seat back as far as you can helps to get in there. The mode door actuator is on the left and the resirc door actuator is at the top of the dash near the windshield. In this video i locate and replac. Blend door actuator replacement.

The blend door actuator is located in the center of the core box up under the dash. The mode actuator is on passenger side. An actuator can go bad in of two ways. There is a replacement mode or blend actuator available at most auto parts stores dorman part 604 107 price 39 99.

Remove the mode actuator as an assembly with the actuator cam. 7h estimate with the truck gone for 2 days to remove the dash disconnect the. A blend door actuator is made up of an electric motor that turns a plastic gear set in one direction or another which is connected to an air control door pivot at the final drive of the unit.